Late Morning Roundup - Feria II infra Hebdomadam II Adventus - Missa 'Pópulus Sion' - December 9th, 2013

• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> What is Sacred Music? Historically it’s a bit more complex than you may think.
• Canterbury Tales (Dr. Taylor Marshall) >> Is Mary the Mediatrix of the 7 Sacraments?
• CatholicHerald.co.uk >> Sensus fidelium doesn’t mean ‘majority opinion’, Francis says  (Francis X Rocca)
• Catholic Stand >> Saint Francis of Assisi and the Laity  (Howard Duncan)
• Catholic World Report - Blog >> A Convert's Roman Pilgrimage  (Christopher White)
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (Sandro Magister) >> Liturgical Reform, a History to Rewrite 
• Creative Minority Report (Matthew Archbold) >> It's Just Like Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer. For Realsies.
• Crisis Magazine >> The Controversy Over Evangelii Gaudium  (Rachel Lu)
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> The Immaculate Conception and Don Bosco
• DecentFilms.com (Steven D. Greydanus) >> Article: The Virgin Mary at the Movies
• First Thoughts >> The Biblical Logic of Otherness  (Phillip Cary)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> Who has anathematised you?
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Effects of the “AFFORDABLE” Care Act
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> BLECH! *splik* BLECH! GAK!  (Like, totally!)
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 09: 2nd Monday of Advent – “Indispensable reasons of the heart”
• Homiletic & Pastoral Review - Articles >> USCCB President Archbishop Kurtz Responds to ACLU’s Lawsuit - Statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog (Carl Olson) >> "Mary Immaculate" by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
• Mulier Fortis (Mac McLernon) >> First Vespers of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception...
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> More on "Dare we hope?"
• New Liturgical Movement >> Liturgical Notes on the Immaculate Conception  (Gregory DiPippo)
• SHIRT OF FLAME (Heather King) >> DANA GIOIA AND G.M. HOPKINS ON THE FAILURE OF THE CATHOLIC WRITER
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM IS NOT THE PROBLEM! ITS FLAWED IMPLEMENTATION IS!
• The Catholic Thing >> Accentuating the Positive  (Robert Royal)
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> Satanists seek to build monument on steps of Oklahoma state house
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> The real “war on Christmas”: it’s not what you think
• The Practicing Catholic (Lisa Schmidt) >> Our Advent Wreath — A Haiku
• Views From the Choir Loft >> The Greatest Catholic Painter You've Never Heard Of
• Word On Fire Blog >> The Wolf, the Bird, and the Immaculate Conception